酶触发聚合物囊泡-核交联胶束转变用于响应性抗菌剂释放

通过使用药物运载体系来提高抗菌物质的使用效率是应对抗生素耐药性的有效途径.本文报道了一种制备细菌酶响应聚合物囊泡作为"智能型"抗菌剂载体的方法.通过可逆加成-断裂链转移聚合(RAFT)制备的脂酶和硝基还原酶响应的二嵌段共聚物PEG-b-PA和PEG-b-PN,能够在水溶液中自组装形成聚合物囊泡组装体.该囊泡组装体在没有酶存在的条件下相对稳定,而在脂酶或硝基还原酶的作用下发生从囊泡到核交联胶束的形貌转变.基于这一转变过程实现了负载在囊泡中的抗菌剂(三氯生,抗菌肽Parasin Ⅰ和溶菌酶)的选择性释放,并研究了针对大肠杆菌(E.coli,革兰氏阴性菌)、金黄色葡萄球菌(S.aureus,革兰氏阳性菌)和白色念珠菌(C.albicans,真菌)的生长抑制效果.     

刺激响应型生物医用聚合物纳米粒子研究进展

近十几年来, 纳米科学的发展极大地推动了纳米材料在生物医用领域的应用. 聚合物纳米粒子由于其独特的性能在药物传递、医学成像等医用领域备受关注. 其中, 刺激响应型聚合物纳米粒子是一类可以在外界信号刺激下(包括pH、温度、磁场、光等)发生结构、形状、性能改变的纳米粒子. 利用这种刺激响应性可调节纳米粒子的某种宏观行为, 故而刺激响应型聚合物纳米粒子也被称为智能纳米粒子. 因为其特有的“智能性”, 刺激响应型聚合物纳米粒子的研究已成为当前生物材料领域的研究热点. 本文综述了几类重要的生物医用刺激响应型聚合物纳米粒子, 侧重介绍双重及多重刺激响应型聚合物纳米粒子的制备及其生物医学应用.     

刺激响应型多肽的研究及其在肿瘤诊疗中的应用

多肽因其独特的理化性能,如生物相容性好,合成修饰方法简单易行,功能多样化和生物体内响应性高等优点,已被广泛用于构建刺激响应型肿瘤诊疗体系.这种以刺激响应型多肽为基础构建的药物诊疗体系,能够在到达肿瘤以前保持药物的零释放,而在靶向到达肿瘤组织后,在肿瘤组织特殊微环境或是外源刺激下(如肿瘤特异性表达酶的刺激、p H刺激和氧化还原刺激等),实现药物的精准靶向释放同时释放出各种诊疗信号.这种具有特异性刺激响应型的多肽载体可以最大程度的提高药物的抗肿瘤效果,降低药物的毒副作用,以及提高肿瘤诊断的精准度.本文简要综述了近年来不同刺激响应型多肽在肿瘤诊疗领域的研究进展.     

氨基酸基聚合物在抗菌领域的研究进展

天然抗菌肽是一类短肽分子,广泛存在于生物界,可以通过非特异性机制抑制或杀死细菌或真菌。但是由于化学稳定性和药代动力学稳定性差而且生产成本高昂,限制了抗菌肽在临床上广泛的应用。采用氨基酸基聚合物作为抗菌肽的模拟物是一种有效且被广泛研究的替代策略。本文总结了一系列氨基酸基聚合物作为抗菌剂的研究工作,从特定的阳离子氨基酸残基(赖氨酸、精氨酸)的引入,到更具体的特征结构(如疏水性、二级结构、拓扑结构、自组装行为等)的影响,阐述了结构与抗菌性能的关系。优化后的聚合物能够保留肽的抗菌谱,同时具有低毒性以及优异的选择性。     

刺激响应性聚合物微球的制备、性能及应用

作为典型的软物质材料,聚合物微球因其独特的微尺度、扩散性、渗透性及可修饰性而广泛应用于催化、药物传输、生物传感、微反应器、化学分离以及涂层材料等领域。为满足苛刻应用环境对微球的性能要求,相继出现了各类环境响应性聚合物微球。针对近年来刺激响应性微球的研究进展,本文综述了聚合物响应性微球的制备策略及形貌,以及对温度、pH、磁场、离子强度、光和CO₂敏感的响应性聚合物微球体系;并讨论了不同类型刺激响应微球的响应机理及应用,分析了其存在的不足,展望了其应用前景和发展方向。     

含胍基抗菌聚合物的合成及应用

开发能与细菌非特异性结合的新型抗菌剂是解决细菌感染难题的方法之一。本文首先介绍了一种具有持久广谱高效抗菌性、无真核细胞毒性和细菌很难产生耐药性的含胍基抗菌聚合物;接着详细介绍了含胍基抗菌聚合物与细菌非特异性静电结合的抗菌机理;然后重点评述了主链含胍基抗菌聚合物、侧链含胍基抗菌聚合物以及表面接枝含胍基抗菌聚合物的设计理念、合成方法和抗菌性能;最后对新型含胍基抗菌聚合物的可控合成策略及应用前景进行了展望。     

刺激响应型功能聚合物的合成及应用

刺激响应型聚合物是一类功能性聚合物,它在药物控制释放、基因载体、纳米粒子以及纳米反应器等众多领域具有广阔的应用前景,因此引起了越来越多科学工作者的关注。刺激响应型聚合物多为双亲性聚合物,可通过自组装的方式得到形态各异的聚集体,如胶束、囊泡等。在受到某些外界环境刺激时,它们会产生特异性响应,尤其是功能性聚合物嵌段会发生相应的变化,从而引起整个聚合物结构的相转变和体积相转变。根据环境刺激种类的不同,刺激响应型聚合物可以分成不同类型,本文主要介绍了pH、温度、光、分子、电化学和手性等响应型聚合物,并概括了它们的结构特点以及不同的合成方法,简单说明了它们具有刺激响应功能的作用机理,阐述了结构与性能的联系。另外,还介绍了它们的潜在应用,并对此类聚合物的发展前景作了展望。     

光响应形变液晶聚合物的结构与应用

液晶聚合物能够在外界刺激下发生形状变化,是一类重要的柔性智能材料。其中液晶有序排列的改变诱导材料的宏观形变。光响应聚合物具有可远程操作、易于控制等特点,在刺激响应性聚合物的设计中受到了广泛关注。将具有光响应性的基团引入到液晶聚合物体系中,可以得到一系列具有重要应用前景的光致形变材料。本文综述了近年来光响应形变液晶聚合物的研究进展,总结了光响应液晶聚合物的分子设计与响应原理,包括光致异构化响应型、光致生热响应型和多重刺激响应型;介绍了光响应液晶聚合物柔性执行器在仿生功能、能量转换和柔性机器人等领域的应用;展望了未来的研究方向与应用前景。     

刺激响应星形聚合物的合成及其药物可控释放研究

星形聚合物是从一个枝化点呈放射形连接出三条及三条以上线形链的一类具有特殊拓扑结构的聚合物.与组成和分子量相同的线形聚合物相比,星形聚合物具有明确的结构、较窄的分子量分布、较低的黏度和多功能性,已成为高分子领域的研究热点之一.引入刺激响应基团的刺激响应星形聚合物具有随外界环境变化而发生敏感调整的结构特征,并在药物可控释放方面具有重要的应用价值,受到广泛关注.本文总结现阶段刺激响应星形聚合物应用于药物可控释放方面的最新研究成果,主要根据不同的环境刺激信号进行分类,分别介绍了pH、温度、双重或多重刺激响应星形聚合物的合成方法,分析其在溶液中的自组装行为、刺激响应情况和药物可控释放功能,并对相关聚合物体系的改进和发展进行展望.     

刺激响应性聚合物载药纳米胶束研究进展

刺激响应性聚合物纳米胶束是目前药物控制释放体系的研究热点之一,其原理是将疏水性药物以物理或化学方法包覆在具有核/壳结构的纳米微球中,通过环境刺激响应控制药物的包覆与释放,可增加疏水性药物溶解度、提高药物利用率、降低药物毒副作用,具有显著的研究价值和应用前景.本文中我们主要介绍了不同类型刺激响应性聚合物纳米胶束在药物控制释放体系的研究进展.     

刺激响应纳米碳杂化材料

碳纳米管和石墨烯是碳纳米材料的典型代表,其纳米尺度赋予了其优异的光、电、热以及机械性能。然而,这些碳纳米材料间存在较强的范德华力,导致其溶解性差,后续加工处理困难。为提高碳纳米材料的溶解性,通常利用聚合物或其它小分子物质对其进行修饰。而利用刺激响应性聚合物或化合物功能化碳纳米材料,不仅可以提高其溶解性,还可以赋予其环境刺激响应功能。本文主要综述了近年来利用温度、pH、光以及CO2响应聚合物或小分子化合物对碳纳米管和石墨烯进行共价键、非共价键修饰并赋予其环境刺激响应特性的方法、功能和相关应用,展望了修饰得到的纳米碳杂化材料的应用前景及下一步发展方向。     

Smart polymer grafted silica based drug delivery systems

Smart polymers are a special class of polymers, which respond to the various external stimuli by changing their properties. Recent developments in synthetic polymer chemistry have provided the possibility of designing and synthesis of various new stimuli-responsive polymers. These stimuli-responsive polymers can be used to prepare smart drug delivery systems (DDS) by grafting them on various nanomaterials. The main aim of this review is to present collective information on various stimuli-responsive polymers grafted on silica nanoparticles for the preparation of smart DDS. The stimuli covered are pH, temperature, redox, reactive oxygen species (ROS), glucose concentration, enzymes, magnetic field, and so forth. The structures of various stimuli-responsive polymers are shown with their relevance to the preparation of smart DDS. The crucial roles of macromolecular design and synthesis of smart polymers in the development of stimuli-responsive DDS are discussed with examples from literature and the challenges that still exist in this area of research are presented.     

Stimuli-responsive hydrogels based on polysaccharides incorporated with thermo-responsive polymers as novel biomaterials

In recent years, intelligent hydrogels which can change their swelling behavior and other properties in response to environmental stimuli such as temperature, pH, solvent composition and electric fields, have attracted great interest. The hydrogels based on polysaccharides incorporated with thermo-responsive polymers have shown unique properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, and biological functions in addition to the stimuli-responsive characters. These "smart" hydrogels exhibit single or multiple stimuli-responsive characters which could be used in biomedical applications, including controlled drug delivery, bioengineering or tissue engineering. This review focuses on the recent developments and future trends dealing with stimuli-responsive hydrogels based on grafting/blending of polysaccharides such as chitosan, alginate, cellulose, dextran and their derivatives with thermo-sensitive polymers. This review also screens the current applications of these hydrogels in the fields of drug delivery, tissue engineering and wound healing.     

智能蜂窝状有序多孔薄膜：体系构建、响应性能及应用探索

蜂窝状有序多孔膜是一种典型的具有微、纳米尺寸的图案化高分子薄膜材料,在超疏水表面、光电材料、组织工程、生物医学、传感器等领域都具有良好的应用前景。表面形貌或性质具有可逆刺激响应特性的智能型多孔膜不仅拥有常规多孔膜的性能,而且还拥有独特的"开-关"功能,因此受到广泛关注。本文回顾了智能有序多孔膜近年的研究进展,重点对其体系构建、响应方式、机理、性能和相关应用进行了归纳与分析,评述了不同刺激响应多孔膜的特点及优劣势,探讨了智能多孔膜的优化设计及提高响应性能等问题,指出了目前面临的挑战,并展望了未来的发展方向。     

表面抗菌功能涂层的构建及在生物医用材料中的应用研究

近年来,生物医用材料在使用过程中产生的医源性感染问题层出不穷,对人们健康和生命造成严重威胁.表面抗菌涂层构建是解决该类医源性感染问题最有效的策略之一.目前,按照作用机制和功能不同将表面抗菌涂层分为接触式抗菌涂层、抗黏附抑菌涂层、抗黏附杀菌涂层以及智能抗菌涂层.表面抗菌涂层的构建不仅赋予了生物医用材料抗菌性能,有效解决了上述医源性感染问题,还可以提高材料的生物相容性,赋予其抗黏附、抗氧化、生物识别、传感等功能.本文旨在对目前表面抗菌涂层的种类、构建方法以及其在生物医用材料领域中的应用做一全面论述,为进一步开发高性能表面抗菌涂层并扩展其应用提供新思路.     

Biomedical application of responsive ‘smart’ electrospun nanofibers in drug delivery system: A minireview

Electrospinning is a versatile method for producing continuous nanofibers. It has since become an easy and cost-effective technique in the manufacturing process and drawn keen interests in most biomedical field applications. Nanofibers have garnered great attention in nanomedicine due to their resemblance with the extracellular matrix (ECM). Like nanoparticles, its unique characteristics of higher surface-to-volume ratio and the tunability of the polymers utilizing nanofiber have increased the efficiency in encapsulation and drug-loading capabilities. Smart or “stimuli-responsive” polymers have shown particular fascination in controlled release, where their ability to react to minor changes in the environment, such as temperature, pH, electric field, light, or magnetic field, distinguishes them as intelligent. Polymers are a popular material for the design of drug delivery carriers; consequently, various types of drugs, including antiviral, proteins, antibiotics, DNA and RNA, are successfully encapsulated in the pH-dependent nanofibers with smart polymers which is a polymer that can respond to change such as pH change, temperature. In this minireview, we discuss applications of smart electrospun pH-responsive nanofibers in the emerging biomedical developments which includes cancer drug targeting, oral controlled release, wound healing and vaginal drug delivery.     

Biomimetic click assembled multilayer coatings exhibiting responsive properties

Stimuli-responsive polymers are capable of changing their physico-chemical properties in a dynamic way, to respond to variations on the surrounding environment. These materials have gained increasingly importance for different areas, such as drug delivery, biosensors, microelectronic systems and also for the design and modification of biomaterials to apply on tissue engineering field. In the last years, different strategies have been envisaged for the development of stimuli-responsive biomaterials. Layer-by-layer (LbL) is a promising and versatile technique to modify biomaterials' surfaces, and has allowed tailoring interactions with cells. In this study, LbL is used to construct biomimetic stimuli-responsive coatings using elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs). The recombinant nature of ELRs provides the ability to introduce specific bioactive sequences and to tune their physicochemical properties, making them attractive for biomedical and biological applications. By using complementary clickable ELRs, we were able to construct multilayer coatings stabilized by covalent bonds, resulting from the Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azides and alkynes. Herein, we exploited the switchable properties of the ELRs-based coatings which are dependent on lower critical solution temperature (LCST) transition. Above LCST, the polymers collapsed and nanostructured precipitates were observed on the surface's morphology, increasing the water contact angle. Also, the influence of pH on prompting reversible responses on coatings was evaluated. Finally, in vitro cell studies using a C2C12 myoblastic cell line were performed to perceive the importance of having bioactive domains within these coatings. The effect of RGD incorporation is clearly noted not only in terms of adhesion and proliferation but also in terms of myoblast differentiation.     

Responsive polymers for analytical applications: A review

Stimuli-responsive polymers are capable of translating changes in their local environment to changes in their chemical and/or physical properties. This ability allows stimuli-responsive polymers to be used for a wide range of applications. In this review, we highlight the analytical applications of stimuli-responsive polymers that have been published over the past few years with a focus on their applications in sensing/biosensing and separations. From this review, we hope to make clear that while the history of using stimuli-responsive polymers for analytical applications is rich, there are still a number of directions to explore and exciting advancements to be made in this flourishing field of research.     

Stimuli-responsive self-healing anticorrosion coatings: from single triggering behavior to synergetic multiple protections

As a notorious and ubiquitous destructive phenomenon, metal corrosion can cause huge economic losses, infrastructure failures, and even industrial disasters. Tremendous efforts have been dedicated to intelligent self-healing coatings for corrosion inhibition at damaged sites, targeting for enhanced longevity, extensive adaptability of metallic materials. Anticorrosion coating performing self-healing activities, by either healing coating defects or forming protective layer on corrosive parts, is quite attractive in metal-relevant applications. In this review, we mainly focus on stimuli-feedback anticorrosion coatings (SFACs), based on different triggering mechanisms to initiate self-healing behaviors. Stimuli-responsive smart systems, from single stimulus-response to synergetic multistimuli-response, act as a core concept both in controllable healing agent diffusion and increased availability of payloads for corroded area. Multifunctional stimuli-responsive self-healing coatings integrating with non-wettable property are also explored, which provide synergistic and diversified metal protections that are hard to actualize with a single action. Not only research progress of SFACs over the past few decades is reviewed in this article, but also perspectives on future development of this field are presented.     

Cucurbituril Based Luminescent Materials in Aqueous Media and Solid State

Cucurbit[n]urils, the pumpkin shaped macrocyclic host molecules possessing a hydrophobic cavity and two identical carbonyl portals, have drawn a lot of attention in recent years due to their high-affinity yet dynamic molecular recognition properties in water. The reversible and stimuli-responsive nature of their host-guest complexes imparts “smart” features leading to materials with intriguing optical, mechanical and morphological properties. In this review, we focus on the design of cucurbituril based luminescent materials in aqueous media as well in solid or film state. The design principles of fluorescent complexes, small assemblies as well as supramolecular polymers along with their stimuli-responsive properties and applications in diverse areas such as optoelectronic devices, light harvesting, anti-counterfeiting and information technology, cell imaging, etc are highlighted with selected examples from recent literature. We also discuss examples of room temperature phosphorescent materials derived from purely organic luminogens in the presence of cucurbiturils.